I finally sorted the bin of my father's photos. Some are matte mounted, they were his submissions either to his class or to his club, some are board mounted, a few are loose. He started photography in high school before WWII, and kept shooting until about a year before he passed away. These are an odd, eclectic selection, but each holds memories for me. I just don't have room for them, and none of the family seems to want any of them. So wayward art they are.

I also dug out my blank canvases, odd paintings and art, a bag of postcards, prints, and raw materials. Photos from the 40s~60s of people I don't know. Sheesh.

This will yield a minimum of 50~100 pieces. I need matte board and adhesive dots!

Got the art adoption cards from previous years (09, 10) into an album. I know darn well people take art home without bothering with filling out a card. Makes me a little sad, as it is so much fun to read the comments. Always amused at people who put "unknown" for name of tart, I know each piece doesn't have a title, but it would be nice to know if "love the cosmic colors which speak to my soul" was at least a painting or a bracelet or a pile of shit.

Yes, at least a couple each year. Even though I have signs posted explaining the concept, both short and long form in two places, some think the point is to comment on the art, like it is a viewing gallery. I get cards saying, "I'd love to take this home". ARGH. TAKE IT! Others think they come back for the art at the end of the week. Yeah, no, that never works out.

Others start a card with the name of the art they are donating, but that rarely works as the card gets separated from the art, or people think the piece is spoken for.

I really enjoyed this little camp! We rode by it at least once a day to check out the new stuff. Me and my boy got a painting of the Man and I grabbed a sketchbook that I dedicated to playa use.I donated a piece of art of my own by just clipping it to the fence, I hope that was the right procedure.

we will all die so gloriously that ever having lived will seem like folly.